A certain amount of time passed after talking with Lia, and Ian, having finished his work, stepped outside.
Lia, who had been sitting quietly in the breakroom waiting for him, raised her head.
Ian noticed her and spoke.
'Did you wait long? Sorry.'
'Ah, no.... I didn't wait that long.'
'Hm? Weren't you waiting here since earlier?'
'...It was nothing.'
Since she had been sitting here ever since she told him she had something to say, Ian knew full well how long she had been waiting.
Lia, who had answered reflexively because saying she'd waited a long time might make her seem impatient, lowered her head with a flustered face.
Fortunately, Ian didn't seem to mind much.
Normally, he might have commented on how long it took... but he seems to be in a good mood today. He just brushed it off with that thought.
Lia had been sitting in the breakroom, constantly contemplating how to bring the subject up to Ian.
